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BP Oil Disaster: Interdependence Day and Funder Response

2 Jul 2010

Perhaps this year, we need to think of celebrating “Interdependence Day” in addition to our traditional July 4 holiday. And in doing so, we need to consider how collaboration can help lessen the horrific impact of the BP oil disaster on marine life and the Gulf community.

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An Update from Pensacola Beach

In: Community Foundations| Environment

8 Jun 2010

The oil has reached our shores. I maneuvered around the media zoo for my daily walk on the beach and I stared at what is called a “tar ball.” As the sun hits, the glob slowly takes on a liquid form and becomes a “tar patty.” The sugar white sand is stained with brown streaks [...]

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Forecast for Florida: Motivation

In: Disaster Grantmaking| Environment

20 May 2010

For one month now we have been watching the lead story of the BP oil explosion. We are optimistically watching updates of wind currents that are expected to keep the oil away from the Florida coast for at least three more days. The current forecast is not as encouraging for Louisiana. The oil is reportedly [...]

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The Gulf Oil Spill: Philanthropy Responds

In: Environment

18 May 2010

Coastal Louisiana is a rare, beautiful and complicated place. It is where some of the world’s most productive and endangered wetlands sit just a matter of miles away from some of the most ambitious oil and gas extraction efforts in existence. It is where breathtaking beauty coexists tenuously with industrial uses that can destroy millennia [...]

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Philanthropy and Manmade Disasters

In: Disaster Grantmaking| Environment

11 May 2010

This morning I watched a sunrise over beautiful Pensacola Beach. Most of the people taking their morning walk on the white sand are here on vacation; I am one of the fortunate who lives and works here. Joined on this particular stretch of beach by a few seagulls, a great blue heron, and a surfer [...]

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BP Oil Spill Disaster: Funder Response

In: Environment

5 May 2010

I left the Council of Foundations conference feeling hopeful about philanthropists engaging across sectors and finding common ground. Then the Gulf Coast got hit again by a man-made disaster, this one tied to our relentless energy needs.
Feelings of helplessness turned to action as our members started debating and reaching out to each other on our [...]

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Dr. Robert Franklin Video Highlights

In: 2009 Annual Conference| Diversity and Inclusion| Environment| Videos

14 May 2009

“I’ve been deeply impressed by something called the ‘Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy’ that might serve as a model for generative green philanthropy today,” said Dr. Robert Franklin, President of Morehouse College, at the opening plenary of the Council on Foundations annual conference.

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A Visit to the CDC

In: 2009 Annual Conference| Environment| Health

5 May 2009

First of all the Security check in process at the CDC was impressive and appreciated. ["Centers for Disease Control: Science and Philanthropy--Pursuing Healthy Environments"]
The Session began with a history and organization perspective from Dr. Tanja Popovis the Chief Science Officer at the CDC. Did you know that the CDC was established in response to dealing [...]

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